ORANG SABAH STYLE MEET THEIR BIGGEST FAN

CHAT..... Musa Aman Sat With Ah Sheng And 15 Other Members Of The Team For Tea And A Chat ThatLasted Over Half An Hour At Sri Gaya His Official Residence In Kota Kinabalu.

By : B. SPARKE

KOTA KINABALU: The power of the catchy ‘Oppa Gangnam Style’ song by South Korean rapper PSY has now not only reached far and wide, but also high up as some Sabahan youths found out just a few days ago when they had tea the Sabah Chief Minister, the biggest fan of their video parody of the smash hit that was called ‘Orang Sabah Style’.

"We were honoured to meet him, and we appreciate him taking the time to meet us as we know he is a very busy man," said videographer and director Jack Wong, 31. “We never expected this to get so much attention. We just wanted to do something fun and spread a message.”

The message he referred to appears at about two minutes into the video where lead performer Ah Sheng wished all Malaysians a Happy National Day and that regardless of East and West, Malaysians are one big family.With such a message, it is not hard to see why the video found a big fan.

Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman sat with Ah Sheng and 15 other team members for tea and a chat which lasted over half an hour at Sri Gaya, his official residence in Kota Kinabalu.

As of ten o’clock this morning, a quick check on YouTube shows that Orang Sabah Style at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xUNb4yBz9Ck has chalked an amazing 3,603,174 views since it was posted on 27 August 2012, just a few days before Merdeka Day.

According to Wong elements of Sabah's traditional dances were also incorporated into the Gangnam parody dancemoves.

"We are amazed that he watched the video, and we are touched by his positive response," he said.

"It was very exciting for us, especially for the younger team members," said team member Sunny Chai Nyit Ngen, 27. Chai, an accountant, was the financial consultant for the team, and the elder brother of Chai Nyit Sheng, 19, better known as Ah Sheng.

More than three-quarters of the team are between the ages of 17 and 19, he said, and they were rather shy during the tea, he said.

That's why the Chief Minister joked that they were so lively and outgoing in the video, but so quiet during the tea, said Geoseph Liong, 27, another team member.

"He also told us that he also loved to dance, and maybe he will join us one day," Liong added, laughing.

Liong said the Chief Minister told them that what he is most proud of is not just that they promoted Sabah, but highlighted through their Merdeka message that Sabah is part of Malaysia.

In a personal note to them, the Chief Minister wrote: "All of Sabah is proud of you. You have done something great for Sabah and Malaysia. I hope that one day, Sabah and Malaysia can do something great for you."

"I hope all of you will keep doing what you enjoy and love, and that you will achieve all your dreams one day."

"What we believe is simple," said Wong. "We love our country, we love what we do. We will continue to make Malaysia proud, and make Sabah proud."